Glenn goins biography

          Glenn Lamonte Goins, also known as Glen Goins, was a singer and guitarist for Parliament-Funkadelic in the mids..

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          Glenn Goins was a supremely talented singer/songwriter and guitarist and an important member of Parliament during the mid-1970s, when he was in his early twenties.

          Glenn Lamont Goins (January 2, – July 29, ), also known as Glen Goins, was a singer and guitarist for Parliament-Funkadelic in the mids.

        1. Glen Lamont Goins (born January 2, , died July 29, ) was a singer and guitarist for Parliament Funkadelic in the mids.
        2. Glenn Lamonte Goins, also known as Glen Goins, was a singer and guitarist for Parliament-Funkadelic in the mids.
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          5. Thought by many to have unlimited potential, he left the P-Funk collective in 1977 to form his own group Quazar, but died tragically shortly after recording their debut album. He was only 24 years old.

          Glenn Lamonte Goins was born and raised in Plainfield, New Jersey.

          His family were gospel musicians, and he and his siblings sang in a youth gospel group. During the mid-sixties, they performed from New York City to Baltimore, and Goins honed his powerful tenor voice with a three-octave range. His early guitar heroes were Jimi Hendrix and Johnny “Guitar” Watson, and he learned to play guitar by ear.

          Plainfield was the town where George Clinton had a barbershop and his doo-wop group The Parliaments got their start.

          In 1964, Cli